A new study in mice suggests that sleeping pills may impede the brain's ability to "cleanse" itself during sleep.
Aging brings various challenges and opportunities for reexamining sleep health. It’s high time women’s health reaps the benefits of this new frontier.
While we’re asleep at night, our brain is busy doing maintenance. The glymphatic system–the brain’s waste disposal ...
A common sleep medication prevents mice from effectively clearing away waste and toxins from their brain during sleep ...
A good night's sleep does more than just help you feel rested--it might literally clear your mind. A new study shows how deep sleep may wash away waste buildup in the brain during waking hours, an ...
In a mouse brain, norepinephrine released every 50 s during sleep causes blood vessels to contract, moving waste-filled fluid ...
Scientists have discovered a crucial mechanism behind one of sleep's most vital functions - cleaning toxins from the brain.